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Item 33: Cotton Bales on Arkansas State Farm, 1908

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

Color image of workers, who appear to be prisoners (some wear striped uniforms), standing on and around a group of cotton bales. Several men, some holding rifles, stand nearby. A shed filled with cotton is on the left of the image. This is most likely the Cummins State Farm, now (2014) known as the Cummins Unit, n Arkansas prison. Little Rock Post Card Co. Postmarked November 10, 1908 in Little Rock, Ark. 13.5 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Postcard.

Dates

  • 1908

Language of Materials

Collection material in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

6.33 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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